expat Posted November 5 · Supporter Posted November 5 Constantius II Constantius II AE reduced. Rome AD 352-355. OBV: DN CONSTAN – TIVS PF AVG Laurel and rosette-diademed, draped and cuirassed, right. B behind bust. REV: FEL TEMP RE – PARATIO Soldier, helmeted, draped and cuirassed advancing left and spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm. Shield on ground to right of horseman wearing pointed cap, falling forward clutching horse’s neck. Gamma in left field, R wreath Z in exergue. 22mm, 5.21g Ric VIII Rome 257. 3 Quote
shanxi Posted November 6 · Supporter Posted November 6 Link: fallen horseman Constantius Gallus AE2, Constantinople Obv: DN FL CL CONSTANTIVS NOB CAES/ Bust of Constantius Gallus, bareheaded, draped, cuirassed, right Rev: FEL TEMP RE-PARATIO, Soldier, helmeted, draped, cuirassed, advancing left, spearing fallen horseman with right hand and wearing shield on left arm; shield on ground to right MintMark: Γ•/-//CONSZ AE, 4.36g, 22-23 mm RIC 7, p.456, 107 3 Quote
Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 7 · Benefactor Benefactor Posted November 7 Link: FEL TEMP REPARATIO (but not a fallen horseman). Constans (son of Constantine I), AE Centenionalis, Alexandria Mint (1st Officina) 348-350 AD. Obv. Draped and cuirassed bust left, wearing pearl diadem and holding globe in right hand, D N CONSTA - NS P F AVG / Rev. Emperor in military dress, standing left and holding labarum in right hand and shield in left, placing right foot on leg of one of two captives before him with hands bound behind their backs, wearing caps and kneeling facing with their heads turned towards one another, FEL TEMP REPARATIO. ALEA [Alexandria Mint, 1st Officina] in exergue. RIC VIII 56(A) (p. 542), Sear RCV V 18706. 20 mm., 3.45 g. (Purchased from Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., 211th Buy or Bid Sale, June 2020, Lot 302.) 5 Quote
shanxi Posted November 7 · Supporter Posted November 7 Link: City called Alexandria Asia Minor Alexandria, Troas Year 253-268, Time of Gallienus Obv: CO ALE AV , Turreted and draped bust of Tyche right; to left, vexillum inscribed CO/AV in two lines. Rev: COL AVG TROA , Marsyas standing right, on pedestal, right hand raised and holding wine-skin over his shoulder Æ, 7.4 g, 22-23mm Ref.: Bellinger A497, SNG Copenhagen 103, SNG von Aulock 1463. 4 Quote
Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 7 · Benefactor Benefactor Posted November 7 Links: Alexandria Troas & Tyche. Anonymous colonial civic issue, AE 23, 251 - 260 AD (Trebonianus Gallus to Valerian I), Troas, Alexandria Troas Mint. Obv. Draped bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown, vexillum inscribed CO AV over right shoulder, CO ALEX TR / Rev. Horse (of Erichthonius?) grazing to right, COL AVG, TROAD in exergue. RPC IX 505 (see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/9/505 ); Bellinger A486 [Alfred A. Bellinger, Troy, The Coins (Princeton 1961)]; BMC 17 Troas, 46 var. [diff. legends]; see also id. 45, 47-50 var. [Warwick Wroth, A Catalog of the Greek Coins in the British Museum, Vol. 17, Troas, Aeolis, and Lesbos (London 1894)]; SNG Copenhagen 108-113 [Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum, Copenhagen, The Royal Collection of Coins and Medals, Danish National Museum, Part 20, Troas (1945)]. 23 mm., 5.80 g. Ex: Pars Coins; Ex: Kenneth W. Dorney. 5 Quote
shanxi Posted November 8 · Supporter Posted November 8 (edited) Link: horse grazing Larissa, Thessaly Dichalkon Æ Obv.: Head of the nymph Larissa right, her hair rolled up, wearing a triple pendant earring resembling a bunch of grapes, all within border of dots Rev: ΛΑΡI- above, -ΣAIΩN in exergue, horse standing right, preparing to lie down or grazing? Ag, 4.04g, 18mm Edited November 8 by shanxi 5 Quote
Phil Anthos Posted November 8 · Member Posted November 8 Larissa, Thessaly Circa 356-342 BC AR Drachm (21mm, 5.83g) O: Head of nymph Larissa facing slightly left, hair in ampyx, wearing single-pendant earring and plain necklace. R: Horse standing right, preparing to lie down; ΛΑΡΙΣ−ΑΙΩΝ above and below. Lorber L-III; BCD Thessaly II, 319; SNG Cop 120-121 ex Praefectus Coins 5 Quote
Roman Collector Posted November 9 · Patron Posted November 9 Link: Larissa. Faustina II, AD 147-175. Roman provincial Æ assarion, 6.04 g, 19.2 mm, 1 h. Koinon of Thessaly, Larissa, AD 158-165. Obv: ΦΑVϹΤЄΙΝΑ ϹЄΒΑϹΤΗ; bare-headed and draped bust of Faustina II, right. Rev: ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΘЄϹϹΑΛⲰΝ; Athena Itonia in snake-adorned aegis, striding right, brandishing spear and holding shield. Refs: RPC IV.1 4570 (temporary); Rogers 98a, SNG Cop 349; SNG Evelpidis 1685; BCD Thessaly II 966.1 & 966.2. Notes: Ex-BCD collection. Issued in three denominations: tetrassarion (RPC 4569), diassarion (RPC 4568), and assarion (such as this coin). 4 Quote
CPK Posted November 9 · Supporter Posted November 9 Link: Thessaly and ex-BCD Collection! THESSALY, TRIKKA AR Hemidrachm (15.98mm, 2.96g, 3h) Struck 440-400 BC Obverse: Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull to right Reverse: Τ-ΡΙ-Κ-AΙO-Ν, forepart of bridled horse to right, all within incuse square References: BCD Thessaly II 769 var. (ethnic), HGC 4, 311 Toned and well-centered. From the BCD Collection. 8 Quote
shanxi Posted November 9 · Supporter Posted November 9 Link: Thessalos Thessaly, Pharkadon Hemidrachm, circa 440-400 BC Obv.: Thessalos, petasos and cloak tied at neck, holding band around head of forepart of bull right Rev.: Φ A P/K AΔ O around from upper left (K retrograde), forepart of bridled horse right; all within incuse square Ag, 2.70g, 16mm Ref.: BCD Thessaly II 603 7 Quote
Qcumbor Posted November 9 · Supporter Posted November 9 Link : forepart of bull Pantikapaion, AE18 Head of Pan left Head and neck of bull left TTAN in field 4.29 gr, 18 mm Ref : Sear #1699 v, MacDonald 67, SNG BM Black Sea 890-3, SNG Cop. 32 Q 7 Quote
Phil Anthos Posted November 9 · Member Posted November 9 Pantikapaion, Thrace 304-250 BC AE 20 (20mm, 5.81g) O: Head of Pan left, wreathed in ivy. R: Bow and arrow, ΠAN below. MacDonald 116.1; SNG Poland II; NM Warsaw 178-79 ex Forvm Auctions (Bartosz Awianowicz) 6 Quote
Qcumbor Posted November 9 · Supporter Posted November 9 Link : bow Gallienus, zoo series antoninianus - Rome mint, 7th officina, 267-268 CE GALLIENVS AVG, radiate head right APOLLINI CONS AVG, Centaur walking right, drawing bow. Z at exergue 2.41 gr Ref : Cohen # 72, RCV # 10177, Göbl # 735b, RIC # 163, CMR Gallien # 2a7 Q 7 Quote
Phil Anthos Posted November 9 · Member Posted November 9 Taras, Calabria 315-302 BC (Period V - From Alexander the Molossian to Kleonymos) AR Didrachm (22mm, 7.63g, 4h) O: Warrior, preparing to throw spear and holding shield and two more spears, on horse rearing right; ΣA below. R: Phalanthos, holding arrow and bow, astride dolphin right; |-HP and HP monogram below, TAPAΣ to left. D'Andrea XXXVII, 777; Vlasto 631; Fischer-Bossert Group 68, 818; Evans V, B18; SNG ANS 1011; HN Italy 938 From Group SGF. ex CNG 6 Quote
Ryro Posted November 9 · Supporter Posted November 9 Link: Calabria Pyrrhos ITALY. Calabria. Tarentum Didrachm or nomos (silver). Approx. 280 - 272 BC Chr. Obv: warrior on horseback with Macedonian shield w/star of Vergina boss and spear riding left; Zeta Omega in left field, magistrate's name between legs. Rev: Naked Taras with spindle and bunch of grapes, riding left on dolphin; in the field on the right ear of corn. 22mm 6.45g HN Italy 1013; Coll. Vlasto 800. Very nice. Purchased from Solidus March 2023 6 Quote
Roman Collector Posted November 9 · Patron Posted November 9 (edited) Link: Naked and holding a bunch of grapes. Julia Domna, AD 193-217. Roman provincial Æ tetrassarion, 13.76 g, 26 mm. Moesia Inferior, Nicopolis ad Istrum; Legate Aurelius Gallus, AD 201-204. Obv: ΙΟVΛΙΑ ΔΟ-ΜΝΑ CΕΒΑ, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: VΠ ΑVΡ ΓΑΛΛΟV-ΝΙΚΟΠΟΛΙΤΩΝ | ΠΡΟC ΙCΤΡΟ, Dionysus standing left, naked except for boots, holding bunch of grapes and thyrsus, panther at foot left. Refs: AMNG I 1456; Varbanov 2897; H&J, Nikopolis 8.17.8.1 corr. (rev. legend); Mionnet Sup. 2, p. 134, 457 and pl. III, no 6. Edited November 9 by Roman Collector 4 1 Quote
expat Posted November 9 · Supporter Posted November 9 Link: Julia Domna Julia Domna AR Denarius. IVLIA AVGVSTA, draped bust right / SAECVLI FELICITAS, Isis, wearing polos on head, standing right, left foot on prow, holding Horus; behind, rudder. RIC 577, RSC 174, BMC 75 5 Quote
Benefactor DonnaML Posted November 10 · Benefactor Benefactor Posted November 10 (edited) Link: Isis holding Harpocrates (infant Horus). Antoninus Pius Billon Tetradrachm, Year 23 (159-160 AD), Alexandria, Egypt Mint. Obv. Laureate and draped bust right, ΑΝΤѠΝΙΝΟϹ - ϹƐΒ ƐVϹƐΒ (beginning on upper right) / Rev. Isis crowned with disk, horns, and plumes, seated right offering her right breast to crowned Harpocrates [“Horus-as-Child”] seated on her lap; Harpocrates extends his right hand towards her and holds lotus flower in left hand; crowned falcon [Horus] perched right on left end of back of throne, L - Γ [G] /K [= Year 23] across field. Emmett 1402.23; Milne 2405 at p. 57 [Milne, J.G., Catalogue of Alexandrian Coins (Oxford 1933, reprint with supplement by Colin M. Kraay, 1971)]; Dattari (Savio) 2257; RPC IV.4 Online, 13938 (temporary) (see https://rpc.ashmus.ox.ac.uk/coins/4/13938); Köln (Geissen) 1842 [same dies, see RPC Online 13938 at the link provided, Example 3]; Sear RCV II 4377; K&G 35.810. 21x28 mm., 11.67 g. Ex Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., 168th Buy or Bid Sale, March 16, 2010, Lot 475. Edited November 10 by DonnaML 6 Quote
shanxi Posted November 10 · Supporter Posted November 10 Link Isis Faustina II Alexandria Billon-Tetradrachm Obv.: ΦAVCTINA CEBACTH, draped bust right Rev.: Isis Pharia standing, r., holding sail and sistrum, L - I - Z = year 17 of Antoninus Pius (AD 153/154). Billon, 11.75g, 22mm Ref.: Dattari 3250 6 Quote
Roman Collector Posted November 10 · Patron Posted November 10 Link: Faustina II coin type struck in 153/154 CE. Faustina II, 147-175 CE. Roman orichalcum sestertius, 24.67 g, 31.1 mm, 7 h. Rome, June 152 - autumn 154 CE. Obv: FAVSTINA AVG PII AVG·FIL·, bare-headed and draped bust right (Beckmann type 2 hairstyle). Rev: CONCORDIA S C, Concordia seated left, holding flower and resting elbow on cornucopiae set on globe under chair. Refs: RIC 1374a; BMC 2175-76; Cohen 57; RCV 4713; Strack 1315. 6 Quote
Ryro Posted November 10 · Supporter Posted November 10 Link: deep green patina Vespasian MAKEDON. Koinon . ( 69 - 79 AD). Ae. Obv: Laureate head left . ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤ [ΩΡ ΚΑΙΣΑΡ] ΟΥΕΣΠΑΣΙΑΝΟΣ. Rev: ΚΟΙΝΟΝ ΜΑΚΕΔΟΝΩΝ. Makedonian Shield. RPC 333. SNG COP. 1336. Rare. Condition: Extremely Fine. Weight: 8.82 g. Diameter: 23 mm. Purchased from: Papillon 6 Quote
Phil Anthos Posted November 10 · Member Posted November 10 Vespasian / Securitas 75 AD AR Denarius (18mm, 3.36g) O: Laureate bust right; IMP CAESAR VESPASIANVS AVG. R: Securitas seated left with foot on stool and left arm on chair; PON MAX TR P COS VI. RSC 367 / RIC 774 / BMC 165 ex Bart Lewis "It becomes an emperor to die standing." 4 Quote
expat Posted November 10 · Supporter Posted November 10 Link: Vespasian Vespasian Denarius, Rome 72-73 AD. RIC 360, (RIC [1962] 50), RSC 574, BMC 71 SEAR 2316. 18mm, 3.19g. IMP CAES VESP AVG P M COS IIII, laureate head right / VES-TA to either side of Vesta standing left, holding simpulum & scepter. 3 Quote
Roman Collector Posted November 10 · Patron Posted November 10 Link: Vesta holding a simpulum. Lucilla, 161-182 CE. Roman Æ as or dupondius, 11.24 g, 25.2 mm, 6 h. Rome, 161-163 CE. Obv: LVCILLAE AVG ANTONINI AVG F, bare-headed and draped bust, right. Rev: VESTA S C, Vesta standing left, holding simpulum and Palladium; altar at feet, left. Refs: RIC 1780; BMCRE 1192; Cohen 95; RCV 5528; MIR 21-[7/10a]. 5 Quote
Qcumbor Posted November 10 · Supporter Posted November 10 Link : Vesta Diva Faustina, Denarius - Rome, after 147 CE DIVA FAVSTINA, Draped bust right with pearls in hair AVGV STA, Vesta standing left, draped and veiled, holding simpulum and palladium 3.29 gr, 18 mm Ref : RCV #4587, RIC III # 368, Cohen #108 Ex Q. collection Q 5 Quote
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